Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World (46 page)

Fennel seeds, as breath freshener,
15

Feral bees,
272
,
272
,
273
,
275
,
281
.
See also
Beekeeping, backward; Honeybees

Fermentation processes

beer making,
207
–
15

mead making,
203
–
6

vinegar making,
199
–
202

Fertilizer.
See also
Manure

from stinging nettles,
187
–
88

Filter, in drip-irrigation system,
219
,
220

Flats, for seed starting,
176

Flaxseed, in hair-styling gel,
24

Flaxseed tea, for sore throat,
34

Floor Cleaners,
72

Flour paste, making,
256

Flour sack towels,
78

Flu,
110

Fluorescent shop lights, as grow lights,
185
–
86

Food production systems, problems with,
165

French intensive layout, for arranging planting beds,
178
,
180

Fruit infusions,
37
–
38

Fruit trees

how to espalier,
192
–
97
,
195
,
196

pollination of,
193

preparing soil for,
193

Furniture Polish,
73

G

Garden-Grown Shampoo,
18
–
19

Garden projects

espalier, how to,
192
–
97
,
195
,
196

indoor (see Indoor gardening)

vegetable garden (see Vegetable garden)

Garlic

Garlic Honey,
109

Harissa
,
63
–
64

for treating

colds,
31

yeast infections,
35

Garlic Honey,
109

Genuine Castile Soap,
150
–
53

Ginger

Ginger Honey,
109

for upset stomach,
35

Ginger Honey,
109

Grains.
See also
Whole grains

Grass stains,
83

Gravity, in beer making,
209

Gravlax,
96

Gray water, laundry detergent for,
81

Grease, burnt-on,
71

Grease stains,
83

Greasy Surfaces, Spray for,
70

Green Elixir,
36
–
37

Greens

Italian Fried Rice,
52
–
53

Grist, in beer making,
208

Grow lights, for seed starting,
185
–
86

Gutting a chicken, after slaughter,
172

H

Hair care

deep conditioning,
23

herbs for,
20

natural shampoos for,
16
–
20

rinses for,
21
–
22

styling gel,
24

Half-inch mainline tubing, in drip-irrigation system,
218
,
219
,
220
,
221
,
221

Hand Scrub,
29

Hardening off, of seedlings,
179

Hard Water Scale Remover,
74

Harissa
,
63
–
64

Headache Balm,
123

Headaches,
33
,
119
,
123

Henhouse, for raising chickens,
26
,
261
,
262
,
266
–
67
,
268
–
69

Herbal infusions,
36
–
37

Herbal medicine.
See also specific herbs and health conditions

decoctions in,
116

dried vs. fresh herbs for,
115

drying, infusing, and tincturing herbs for,
115
–
19

drying herbs for,
115
,
115

foraging feral greens for,
111
–
14

medicinal honey,
109
–
10

oil infusions in,
115
,
116
–
18
,
117

tinctures in,
115
,
118
–
19

water infusions in,
115
,
116

Herbal Stick Deodorant,
131

Herbs.
See also specific herbs

disinfectant,
71

hair-care,
20
,
21
–
22

in Herbal Stick Deodorant,
131

infusions of,
36
–
37

in interdependent systems,
2

medicinal
(see
Herbal medicine)

Home brewing, of beer,
207
–
15
,
208

Home economics, old-fashioned,
2

Homegrown household

interdependence in,
2
–
3

planning projects for,
3

Homemade Laundry Powder,
76
–
77

Homemade Liquid Soap,
156

Homemade Shampoo Bars,
17

Homemade Tooth Powder,
14

Honey

collecting, from honey extractor,
289
–
90
,
290

in interdependent systems,
3

in mead making,
203
,
204

medicinal,
109
–
10

in Oxymel beverage,
65
–
66

for treating

burns,
31

coughs,
31

cuts and scrapes,
32

pimples,
34

sore throat,
34

Honeybees.
See also
Beehives; Beekeeping, backward

African,
272

benefits of keeping,
270

endangerment of,
270

feral, in backward beekeeping,
272
,
272
,
273
,
275
,
281

in interdependent systems,
2
–
3

mosquitoes and,
133

native pollinator habitat for,
291
–
95

Honeycomb

in backward beekeeping,
272
,
279

cutting, for cutout,
285

Honey extractors

building, for backward beekeeping,
288
–
90
,
289

traditional,
288

Hops

in beer making,
207
,
208
,
209
,
210
,
212
,
213

growing,
215
,
215

for sleeplessness or anxiety,
35

Hornet stings,
30

Hose bib vacuum breaker, in drip-irrigation system,
219
,
219

Hose Y connector, in drip-irrigation system,
219
,
220

Houseplant, edible,
104
–
7

Humanure

composting,
239
–
41

pathogens in,
239
,
241

Hydrogen peroxide, as laundry whitener,
80

I

Indoor gardening

best crops for,
100

difficulty of,
100

projects

Microgreens,
101
–
3
,
102